Experienced Associate - BSCO - Sourcing And Procurement - GEP

At PwC, our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyse client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance. In sourcing and procurement at PwC, you will focus on optimising sourcing and procurement processes to drive cost savings, supplier collaboration, and supply chain resilience. You will work closely with clients to analyse sourcing strategies, identify opportunities for cost reduction and supplier optimization, and develop strategies to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness. Working in this area, you will also provide guidance on implementing strategic sourcing frameworks, supplier relationship management, and digital procurement solutions.

Sourcing & Procurement Modernization (S2P Transformation - GEP) – Associate

Specialty/Competency: Operations & Supply Chain Solutions (Sourcing & Procurement Modernization)

Location: AC Bangalore

Time Type: Full-time

About PwC

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. With offices in 156 countries and more than 295,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for by delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. Our global strategy ‘The New Equation’ reflects how we solve important problems facing the world—today and tomorrow.

In India, we operate as PwC India and PwC Acceleration Centers. PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), formerly Service Delivery Centers, include two entities in India – Acceleration Center Kolkata and Acceleration Center Bangalore. The Acceleration Centers in India are diverse, global talent hubs focused on delivering value to our clients – providing virtual client engagement support around the world and across all PwC’s services and capabilities.

A role in PwC will provide opportunities to apply skills beyond the workplace to create groundbreaking solutions for clients and our communities. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com.

Job Summary

A career in our Sourcing & Procurement Modernization practice offers the opportunity to help clients optimize procurement strategies through technology transformation and cost reduction initiatives. This role is ideal for a problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment and enjoys collaborating with senior stakeholders to create actionable insights.

As an Associate, you will work with the client and project teams to support global engagements to capture value and enable organizational transformation. This includes activities such as conducting analyses and developing insights, preparing excel models, analyzing large sets of data, capturing as-is processes, preparing work plans, and designing to-be processes.

In addition, you will also support the project lead, facilitate meetings to enable decision making, organize and prepare recommendations on client issues, and participate actively in new business development, thought leadership and firm building activities.

PwC’s global leadership development framework provides a structured path for career progression and skill development.

PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include, but are not limited to:

• Encourage collaboration and proactively contribute to team discussions
• Apply critical thinking to complex procurement challenges and strategic decision-making
• Leverage data and industry trends to extract insights for S2P strategy
• Provide clear and structured communication to stakeholders and suppliers
• Maintain adaptability in working across various business environments and supply chain models
• Uphold PwC’s commitment to ethics and business conduct
  
  

• Lead procurement project delivery and ensure execution against KPIs
• Act as a key liaison between stakeholders, suppliers, and procurement teams
• Provide insights and recommendations for process efficiencies and procurement modernization
• Lead client discussions and drive influence through actionable insights
  
  

• Experience with GEP - Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platform, as an implementer and administrator; ERP knowledge – SAP / PeopleSoft / ORACLE or others is preferred
• Understanding of fundamental principles of GEP including spend and commodity taxonomies, requisitioning, PO generation, receiving and invoice processing
• Experience with AP automation including eInvoicing, scanning and workflow, online tracking, reporting capabilities, electronic invoice user interfaces, supplier networks, etc.
• Understanding of Sourcing and Contracts module including GEP Price books, Supplier module along with its Integration to ERP (SAP S/4 HANA, ORACLE etc.)
• Ability to design the approval work flows in GEP transactional documents like PO’s, Service Confirmations and Invoices
• Ability to configure, develop, and troubleshoot GEP RESTful APIs and flat file-based integrations for all master and transactional data between P2P platforms and backend systems
• Ability to work with middleware tools Like GEP Click, IICS, SAP CI, SAP PO, Dell Boomi to implement middleware logic as part of the Integrations between GEP SMART/QUANTUM & ERP system
• Ability to load the master data and transactional data using the GEP Bulk API’s and interface utility tool
• Ability to develop solutions for clients using service-oriented architecture patterns to ensure master and transactional data are traveling successfully between systems
• Ability to gather technical requirements and conduct sessions to design the integrations between P2P platforms and backend systems
• Ability to take responsibility for all technical phases of an implementation project including architecture, design, development, test, customization, documentation and data migration solutions for business applications in the SaaS and other ERP systems
• Ability to estimate the tasks and resources required to design, build, and test the integration design
• Ability to design technical logic for solution development/enhancement
• Ability to work with clients during the hypercare phase to resolve integration issues between GEP and end-to-end systems
• Ability to provide expert advice to clients on integration API and flat file best practices and deliver efficient and simple integration design for easy maintenance of system post Go-Live
  
  

• Delivering significant business results that utilize strategic and creative thinking, problem solving, and taking individual initiative
• Leading project work streams, providing oversight, delegating work to aid efficiency, and working autonomously with minimal direction
• Collaborating with leadership to deliver client engagements and associated outputs, supporting the team in day- to-day client management, project management, and the development of high-quality client deliverables
• Emphasizing the ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members and also taking initiative to build relationships with client stakeholders
• Communicating effectively (written and verbal) to various situations and audiences
• Managing and conducting or overseeing quantitative and qualitative benchmarking and primary and secondary analyses of large and complex data
  
  

• Travel Requirements: Travel to client locations may be required as per project requirements.
• Line of Service: Advisory
• Industry: Management Consulting
• Designation: Associate 2
• Location: Bangalore, India
• Past Experience: 2 - 4.5 years of prior relevant work experience, 1+ years of consulting experience preferred
• Preferred Work Experience: Experience in either of the following industries will be preferred- Hi-Tech, Consumer